BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7746, 23 February 1905, Page 2

BOWLING.

NEWTOWK v. CISISOKNE. (Per i'less Association.) \\ KLLINUTO.N, ieo. 22. ' A laiige number of bowlers assembled on the Wellington Club's green • ,to-day to witness the play between the Newtown Club team, which won ' | the italic Ctajumpionship at the recent Christchuich tournament and jthe Ciistorue team, which won the ' [Championship at Oisbome. The conditions were three games, two wins to count. The Wellington team, uf'[tera very close contest, succeedi J m ■ currying od' the coveted honour. The feature of the day's play was undoubtedly the very fine play of Tonsford, the tiisborne skip. indeed, ex--1 perieiiced bowlers express-d the opinion that had llis supporters played up to form ill tile last few beads ' of tile final game, the result would have been dilferent. The teams were !—Newton : Wylie, Wise, I'ricn I'rincu (skip), (lisborne : .Martin, Coleman, Massey, Pouaford (skip). J n the lirsi game Ciisborne went nil' with a lead, and at the end of the eighth head scored twelve to two, Masscy and |1 onslord playing particularly well. At the twelfth head the game was Newtown picked up in the fourteenth head), and at the ;iixteentli lieaid the game eu'dtd—(lisborne 21, Newtown 15, Ponsford heads', playl' 1 17 IJoiUts 11 I J '\ the sJI -' olld Same the scoring bist Tn VeU 'i the homo best on the short heads. At the eighth head Newtown was JO to 1 0isbonie s 7, and at the tenth the 'head T , 10 all - At tllu - h head -Newtown stood 22 and U 's to>n» 17. on the last Ik',l ,w scored two, the game end^g I U ; u 'lwi'ii'iff game (Jisborne led to the tenth head-Gisborne 8, NewHown I. 'llien the home team went aheaid, linally winning bv lii to j j I 'J lie scores were—Newtown two gams.;, Ciibpvu« owe.